Rights and Democracy
Hold GOP Officials Accountable for Illegal Voter Intimidation
GOP officials continue to falsely accuse, harass, intimidate, and even prosecute voters of color. This is quintessential voter intimidation.
Why the Far Right Lies About Immigrants
Springfield, Ohio’s immigrant influx is a success story, not a scandal. But when powerful people don’t want to share prosperity, they lie.
Both Presidential Candidates Agree: We Need to Stop Arresting People for Marijuana
Further proof that an issue once considered a political hot button has gone mainstream.
Young People Will Save the World Because We’re the Last Generation That Can
From university campuses to the halls of power, young climate heroes are leading — and winning — the fight for a more sustainable future.
Project 2025 Is a Blueprint to End the American Dream
Six ways the right-wing playbook hurts children, families, and our communities — all to make the wealthy a little wealthier.
Remembering Phil Donahue
Can mass media promote democracy over divisiveness? Here’s a guy who did.
CARTOON: The Elon-Trump Merger
For the right of all billionaires to become trillionaires.
Health Care for All Should Be an Election Issue
You shouldn’t have to qualify for the Olympics to qualify for free quality health care.
Teaching About Race Is Good, Actually. States Need to Stop Banning It.
Neither white students nor students of color benefit from laws that censor history, critical thinking, and open dialogue in the classroom.
The U.S. Needs a “Robin Hood Tax”
A tiny Wall Street sales tax could fund huge improvements for the rest of us.